This lesson, Behind the Scenes With Cinderella, is developed for 3-5 graders to take a deeper look into different Cinderella stories and compare them to eachother based on the story and the background of where the story was written.
This lesson is great to work with because it allows the teacher to work with books of shorter length and great variety. The lesson is used to enhance interest in both the story of Cinderella and in the countries and cultures surrounding the stories where they were written. Cinderella stories have been told all over the world, from Asia and the Middle East to the Americas and Africa, and they have also been told across the years, providing a wide array of Cinderella stories to choose from. This provides a teacher an easy way to integrate language arts with what ever country or culture may be being studied in social studies or geography. You can compare a Native American Cinderella to that of a girl from ancient Korea as just one possibility, with nearly endless possibilities for comparison.
The lesson does provide a link to the following site Cinderella Stories where you can see some of the many versions of Cinderella from around the world.
Just maybe this could be the lesson that fits just perfect for you.
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